A historic and scenic destination in Shiga, celebrated for its natural landscapes and cultural heritage.
- Best time
- All year
- Admission
- ¥0
- Parking
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- Getting there
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- Official info
- Wikipedia ↗
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Weather for your date
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18°C
Overcast
💧 58% rain chance · wind 3 km/h
Hourly forecast
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Getting to Taga Taisha
🚉Taga Taisha-mae Station
Approx. 0.6 km from spot
🚶~8 min walk
Easy walking distance from station
💳Mobile Suica / IC Cards
Tap phone at ticket gates (No cash needed)
Directions to Taga Taisha
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When to see this place
Typical viewing windows. Weather and bloom dates vary each year; these are not live forecasts.
No month-specific guide yet for Oct. This does not mean the place is closed.
Suitability
Stroller: Not recommended
Nursing room: Not available
Noise level: moderate
Rules
Drones: permit required
Nearby places
Within 30 km, closest first.
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Sources, photo credits and verification
Place information: Official tourism source · Reviewed 2026-10-25
- 1. 260502 Taga-taisha Okushoin garden Taga Shiga pref Japan12s3 · 663highland · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. 多賀大社 (49301715727) · nobu3withfoxy from Iga,Mie, Japan · Source ↗ · CC BY 2.0
- 3. Taga Shrine 20210305 03 · 先従隗始 · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Taga Shrine 20210305 05 · 先従隗始 · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Taga Shrine 20210305 11 · 先従隗始 · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. NDL-DC 1311020 Utagawa Kunisada 高宮多賀大社・佐々木源太左ヱ門 crd · Utagawa Kunisada · Source ↗ · Public domain
- 7. Taga-taisha Ookama · Yanajin33 · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. Taga-taisha Sazare-ishi · Yanajin33 · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0